The effect of lactation number, stage, length, and milking frequency on milk yield in Korean Holstein dairy cows using automatic milking system

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 1093-1098

  Vijayakumar, Mayakrishnan ^a   Park, Ji Hoo ^a   Ki, Kwang Seok ^a   Lim, Dong Hyun ^a   Kim, Sang Bum ^a   Park, Seong Min ^a   Jeong, Ha Yeon ^a   Park, Beom Young ^a   Kim, Tae Il ^a  

^a National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Automatic milking system (AMS); Korean holstein dairy cows; Lactation length; Lactation number; Milk yield; Milking frequency

Indexed keywords

EID: 85021162771     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: 19765517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.16.0882     Document Type: Article

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